Mountmellick march on after Hilliard heroics

Mountmellick 2-16 Ballypickas 2-11

Laois IHC Round 2 Qualifier Replay

Mountmellick are through to the quarter-finals of the Laois IHC after victory over Ballypickas in Rathleague this evening.

A handful of wides for Mountmellick in the first half looked like they could prove crucial in the result, but strong second-half performance and 2-5 from dual-star and Emo footballer James Hilliard was the difference for his side.

Noel Leech opened the scoring for Ballypickas with a superb point from the right-hand side. Hilliard pointed a free while Karl Donoher split the posts from play.